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Ciena Alipio
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Laurel Springs
- Club:
- Midwest Gymnastics
Bio
Career Highlights
Scored a perfect 10 on beam to win the 2025 Big Ten beam title
2025 First-Team All-American on beam
2025 Second-Team All-Big Ten
2025 Big Ten All-Championship team
2025 Academic All-Big Ten
2024 WCGA Scholastic All-American
Member of 2025 Big Ten Championship and NCAA runner-up team
Four-time U.S. National Team member
Silver medalist on beam at the 2022, 2019 and 2018 U.S. Championships
Best Marks
BB - 10.00, 3/22/25
2025
First-team WCGA All-American and second-team regular season All-American on beam … Big Ten beam champion with a perfect 10, the first of her career … Tied for third on beam at the NCAA Championships with a score of 9.9500 … Second-team All-Big Ten … Big Ten All-Championship team selection … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Finished the regular season ranked 15th in the nation on beam … Competed in the five spot on beam in every meet and totaled three victories and seven Top 3 finishes … Scored 9.850 or better in 12 meets and 9.900 or higher in nine meets … Contributed a pair of 9.900s on beam at the NCAA Regionals … Tied for first on beam with a 9.900 at Michigan … Scored a then-career-high 9.950 to tie for first on beam at Washington.
2024
WCGA Scholastic All-American … Competed on beam in nine meets and averaged 9.753 on the year … Posted season and career-high-tying marks of 9.925 at NCAA Regionals and vs. Arizona … Recorded a pair of Top 3 finishes, tying for second place with a 9.900 vs. Washington and a 9.925 vs. Arizona … Tied for Bruins’ top score on beam against Utah with a 9.825.
2023
Competed on beam in all 14 meets and averaged 9.832 on the year and 9.868 from February through April … Helped UCLA record eight scores of 49.500 or higher on beam, including four of the Bruins’ Top 8 all-time marks … Recorded a 9.900 at the NCAA Semifinals as she ended the season scoring 9.800 or higher on 11-straight beam routines … Earned a career-best 9.925 on beam at the NCAA Regional Second Round, tying for sixth overall and helping UCLA claim a team total of 49.675 that ranks as UCLA’s No. 4 score of all-time … Scored 9.850 on beam at the Pac-12 Championships … Tied her then-career-best with a 9.9 on beam against Iowa State … Recorded a then career-high of 9.9 on beam at Cal, helping UCLA post a season-high team total of 49.625, the No. 6 beam score in school history … Scored a then-career-best 9.875 on beam at Utah … Made her collegiate debut at the Super 16, stepping in as a late sub on balance beam and scoring 9.750; improved on that mark a week later at the Wasatch Classic, scoring 9.850 … Limited to balance beam during the year after sustaining a hand injury in the preseason.
Club
Four time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team … Won a silver medal on balance beam at the 2022 U.S. Championships … Placed ninth in the all-around and sixth on floor exercise at the 2022 U.S. Classic … Placed third in the all-around at the 2021 Arthur Gander Memorial in Switzerland … Won team and balance beam silver and vault bronze in the junior division at the 2019 Jesolo Trophy in Italy … Second on beam and sixth in the all-around at the 2019 U.S. Championships … Won the all-around and uneven bars at the 2019 American Classic junior division … Runner-up on beam at the 2018 U.S. Championships as a junior … Trained at Midwest Gymnastics.
Personal
Full name is Ciena Nizhoni Alipio … Born in San Jose, Calif. … Parents are Dante and Linda Alipio … Has an older brother, Eric … Chose UCLA because “I found the environment very welcoming, and I appreciated the diversity that the campus held. I also found the level of academics in combination with the level of athletics was unmatched compared to other schools” … Enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family … Favorite apparatus is balance beam … Psychology major.
Scored a perfect 10 on beam to win the 2025 Big Ten beam title
2025 First-Team All-American on beam
2025 Second-Team All-Big Ten
2025 Big Ten All-Championship team
2025 Academic All-Big Ten
2024 WCGA Scholastic All-American
Member of 2025 Big Ten Championship and NCAA runner-up team
Four-time U.S. National Team member
Silver medalist on beam at the 2022, 2019 and 2018 U.S. Championships
Best Marks
BB - 10.00, 3/22/25
2025
First-team WCGA All-American and second-team regular season All-American on beam … Big Ten beam champion with a perfect 10, the first of her career … Tied for third on beam at the NCAA Championships with a score of 9.9500 … Second-team All-Big Ten … Big Ten All-Championship team selection … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Finished the regular season ranked 15th in the nation on beam … Competed in the five spot on beam in every meet and totaled three victories and seven Top 3 finishes … Scored 9.850 or better in 12 meets and 9.900 or higher in nine meets … Contributed a pair of 9.900s on beam at the NCAA Regionals … Tied for first on beam with a 9.900 at Michigan … Scored a then-career-high 9.950 to tie for first on beam at Washington.
2024
WCGA Scholastic All-American … Competed on beam in nine meets and averaged 9.753 on the year … Posted season and career-high-tying marks of 9.925 at NCAA Regionals and vs. Arizona … Recorded a pair of Top 3 finishes, tying for second place with a 9.900 vs. Washington and a 9.925 vs. Arizona … Tied for Bruins’ top score on beam against Utah with a 9.825.
2023
Competed on beam in all 14 meets and averaged 9.832 on the year and 9.868 from February through April … Helped UCLA record eight scores of 49.500 or higher on beam, including four of the Bruins’ Top 8 all-time marks … Recorded a 9.900 at the NCAA Semifinals as she ended the season scoring 9.800 or higher on 11-straight beam routines … Earned a career-best 9.925 on beam at the NCAA Regional Second Round, tying for sixth overall and helping UCLA claim a team total of 49.675 that ranks as UCLA’s No. 4 score of all-time … Scored 9.850 on beam at the Pac-12 Championships … Tied her then-career-best with a 9.9 on beam against Iowa State … Recorded a then career-high of 9.9 on beam at Cal, helping UCLA post a season-high team total of 49.625, the No. 6 beam score in school history … Scored a then-career-best 9.875 on beam at Utah … Made her collegiate debut at the Super 16, stepping in as a late sub on balance beam and scoring 9.750; improved on that mark a week later at the Wasatch Classic, scoring 9.850 … Limited to balance beam during the year after sustaining a hand injury in the preseason.
Club
Four time member of the U.S. Women’s National Team … Won a silver medal on balance beam at the 2022 U.S. Championships … Placed ninth in the all-around and sixth on floor exercise at the 2022 U.S. Classic … Placed third in the all-around at the 2021 Arthur Gander Memorial in Switzerland … Won team and balance beam silver and vault bronze in the junior division at the 2019 Jesolo Trophy in Italy … Second on beam and sixth in the all-around at the 2019 U.S. Championships … Won the all-around and uneven bars at the 2019 American Classic junior division … Runner-up on beam at the 2018 U.S. Championships as a junior … Trained at Midwest Gymnastics.
Personal
Full name is Ciena Nizhoni Alipio … Born in San Jose, Calif. … Parents are Dante and Linda Alipio … Has an older brother, Eric … Chose UCLA because “I found the environment very welcoming, and I appreciated the diversity that the campus held. I also found the level of academics in combination with the level of athletics was unmatched compared to other schools” … Enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family … Favorite apparatus is balance beam … Psychology major.
Jordan Chiles - 2025 Big Ten Championships Floor (10.0)
Thursday, September 04
Chae Campbell - 2025 NCAA Championship Floor (9.925)
Friday, August 15
Frida Esparza - 2025 NCAA Semifinal Bars (9.925)
Saturday, August 09
Frida Esparza - 2025 NCAA Semifinals Bars (9.925)
Saturday, August 09
